Khajuraho – Eroticism or Spirituality?
These sculptures have attracted epithets like erotic, pornographic, sensual, and more, but their presence around the temple walls reflect a basic human instinct. These depictions embrace the basal, natural, and sometimes, the unnatural acts as part of human existence. - Khajuraho - Eroticism or Spirituality? - Travelure ©
12 More Stunning UNESCO Sites in India: A Photographer’s Guide
I have stood inside more than 110 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here are 12 more from India that stopped me, slowed me down, and...
Mumbai During COVID-19 Lockdown – Fresh as a Flower!
When I shared some of these images with Mumbaikars, their eyes glossed over with nostalgia as they remembered the Mumbai of earlier times - Mumbai During COVID-19 Lockdown - Fresh as a Flower! - Travelure ©
Photo Essay – Flowing Dreams!
Flowing water is therapeutic. It soothes the soul. Its sight and sound inspires a...
Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
As a living fort, it has seen a huge influx of tourists savouring pre-modernist lifestyle. They come to live like locals but seldom stay true to the cause. - Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - Travelure ©
Adding the third dimension
‘You can see a photographer’s mastery over his craft in a single shot. Ask him to shoot a white egg against a white wall!’. - Adding the third dimension - Travelure ©
Kotla Sultan Singh — Mohammed Rafi’s Birthplace, Punjab
A music lover's pilgrimage to Kotla Sultan Singh — the Punjab village where Mohammed Rafi was born — and a chance encounter with his last surviving childhood friend.
Jabalpur Rocks
This post is about rocks in Jabalpur. Rock structures, both natural and man-made. Sporting a rocky terrain by the banks of River Narmada, the attractions around Jabalpur have an obvious linkage with rocks. - Jabalpur Rocks - Travelure ©
Varanasi – Of Sarees, Ghats and Gharanas
...Varanasi has been named after its 80 ghats. The first ghat in the sequence is Varun Ghat, and the 80th ghat is Assi (80) Ghat; Varun and Assi together led to the name, Varanasi... One of the oldest cities in the world also boasts being a hub of silk weaving, music & Hindu rituals - Varanasi - Of Sarees, Ghats and Gharanas
Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur
The bulwark skirts the hilltop and has slots for cannons to fire. Little wonder as it earned the reputation of being the foremost cannon foundry near the Mughal Sultanate capital, Delhi. In fact, Jaivana, the largest cannon on wheels of its times, is still displayed here. - Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur - Travelure ©
Kumbh Mela India – World’s Largest Gathering
Kumbh conjures up an image of an ocean of humanity. Rightly so as an estimated 150 million people will visit Prayag for 2019 Ardh Kumbh. That is, one in every nine Indians. - Our Planet's Landmarks Series #17
Travel Photography of Twins from Two Eras
Travel Photography of Twins from Two Eras - A destination story about the twins cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
Ramappa Temple – A Floating Bricks Marvel
This perhaps is the only temple in India to be named after its chief sculptor, Ramappa. - Ramappa Temple - A Floating Bricks Marvel - Travelure ©
Travel Photography Waterscape
Capturing dramatic colours of the sea and sky during sunset. Travel Photography Waterscape - Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Series
Flying Through The Sands
As we climbed and entered the gap, the sight left us spellbound. We found ourselves on a small hillock that curved the way golfers would call 'dog-leg right'. On both sides of this mound, there lay a grey-ish amoeboid water body. The banks farther away from us were carpeted with thousands of birds constantly buzzing around in a slow Brownian motion! - Flying Through The Sands - Travelure ©
The Taj Mahal Agra India
A water channel with fountains that opens out into an enormous reflecting pool, leads you from Darwaza-i-rauza to the Taj. This pool does what humans couldn’t - duplicate the beauty of Taj in its reflection. - The Taj Mahal Agra India - Travelure ©
Travel Photography – Wildlife
Once you see the animal, decide what you wish to highlight, wait for the... Travel Photography - Wildlife. A Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Series Post.
Tambourine Tales
Tambourine Tales
My travels are my way of continuing my education. While returning from Chail, near Chandigarh, we came across an interesting 'dhaba' (a roadside eatery)....
Bhimbetka: My Early Days of Photography
The creative-me loved the view. I decided it would be home for some time. As I ventured around the narrow burrows carved by times in those sandstone rocks, I realised those had turned into ortho-quartzite. Little did I know then that they would later call this place Bhimbetka Rock Shelters. - Bhimbetka: My Early Days of Photography - Travelure ©
Road Tripping to Khardung La for the #HighestBloggerMeet
While we waited with a collective baited breath, he announced that we had created not one, but two records - the first-ever bloggers meet in Khardung La, as well as the Highest Blogger meet at an altitude of 17,562 ft.
BOAT WITH A VIEW – KOCHI
Kerala Backwaters. Kochi Countryside. Cleanest State. Eco-friendly Transportation. International Year of Sustainable Tourism. Boat-View-Kochi - Travelure
Let us stitch a panorama
I started shooting from one end of the edifice and twisted my upper body and continued capturing the frames. It gave me shots that had an overlapping view of the spread-out step-well - Let us stitch a panorama - Travelure ©
Adventure @ Mechuka – Adrenaline Flows at 6000 ft.
While the day activities revolved around competitive adrenaline-pumping sports, the tribal song and dance performances brought alive the evenings. - Adventure @ Mechuka - Adrenaline Flows at 6000 ft. - Travelure ©
Horrifying Experience – JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa
When you book a $3000+ 3n/4d family vacation with a reputed chain as JW Marriott, you do expect service and hospitality. In our case, we faced multiple rude attempts by them to scam us out of an additional $1000, or more...Horrifying Experience - JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa
